Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement is hugely popular national traveling exhibit created by the Newseum in Washington, D.C. that explores how the police raid of the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village in June 1969 became the spark that ignited the modern gay rights movement in the United States.
The Memphis Proud exhibit taps into the heart of the LGBTQ community in the Mid-South. The exhibit examines the history and culture of the city’s LGBTQ population and explores how LGBTQ Memphians of different backgrounds and experiences have come together.
This Sunday June 12th, we will be hosting Pride Day at MoSH in partnership with Mid-South Pride. Guests can enjoy all the activities with a Museum Exhibits ticket from 12pm to 5pm.
Explore the history and heritage of the U.S. Navy. Learn about the USS Constitution and see uniforms from 1812. Talk to real submariners about the USS Tennessee and look at tools, infographics and missions. Look to the sky as the Navy Leap Frogs parachute onto the Pink Palace Mansion Lawn. Witness the Ceremonial Guard perform their 7-minute drill. Catch Aircraft Carrier 3D at the Giant Screen Theater and so much more.
Join MoSH for a value added experience for guests June 18 and 19 from 11am to 3pm. There will be Juneteenth carts out on the gallery floor as well as a special tour of the museum at both 11am and 2pm.
MoSH is proud to join TriState Black Pride for the 2nd Annual TriState Black Pride Memphis Music Festival will feature Rap Sensation "TRINA" THE BADDST BIH' and local singer Bird Williams and over 20 artists have been added to the line-up.
Join Dune Production Illustrator Ron Miller for a talk and presentation before the showing of the original Dune. Regarded as one of the leading movie production artists and space illustrators of our time, Ron Miller will be giving a talk/presentation at the Museum of Science & History before the showing of the original Dune.